THE ISSUEStar freshman Gary Harris will miss at least two weeks with a sprained left shoulder, and with guard Travis Trice expected to miss the game with a concussion, the Spartans are thin in the backcourt.

That leaves Denzel Valentine, Russell Byrd and Brandan Kearney as the guards who need to step forward in helping replace the production of Harris, who after three games was the team’s leading scorer.

Valentine could start again alongside point guard Keith Appling in a game where he squares off with his older brother, Oakland’s Drew Valentine. Byrd and Kearney have struggled with shooting this season and must become reliable bench options if Michigan State is to do well without Harris.

READER REACTIONHow will the Spartans do without Harris available to play?